Confirm subscription

Double opt-in confirmation that sets expectations on frequency and topics.

Subject line: Confirm your subscription to The Margin. Designed for The Margin, a fictional newsletters and media brand. Swap the logo, colors and images for yours. Replace each {{variable}} with your own value.

Letter card

Centered paper card with a full-width confirm button, a ruled table of what arrives when, and recent issue covers.

Ink cover

Dark cover block with a large serif promise, then a three-column schedule and a reader testimonial.

Variables

Variable	Example	Description
`logo_url`	https://assets.ui.sh/marks/1.svg?color=%23B5402A	Brand mark image URL.
`publication_name`	The Margin	Publication name shown in the masthead and footer.
`subscriber_email`	sam.adeyemi@example.com	Email address of the subscriber.
`confirm_url`	https://example.com/subscribe/confirm?token=a41d9e	Double opt-in confirmation link.
`link_expiry`	48 hours	How long the confirmation link stays valid.
`plan_1_day`	Thursday	Day the item 1 arrives.
`plan_1_title`	The issue	Name of the item 1 the reader will receive.
`plan_1_body`	Four or five stories worth your morning, with one long feature.	Short description of item 1.
`plan_2_day`	Sunday	Day the item 2 arrives.
`plan_2_title`	The long read	Name of the item 2 the reader will receive.
`plan_2_body`	One essay a month, reported for weeks and written to be finished.	Short description of item 2.
`plan_3_day`	Tuesday	Day the item 3 arrives.
`plan_3_title`	Margin Notes	Name of the item 3 the reader will receive.
`plan_3_body`	Every other week, the podcast where reporters talk through their stories.	Short description of item 3.
`topics`	Energy, technology, cities, science and food	Topics the publication covers.
`recent_1_image`	https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1518770660439-4636190af475?w=360&h=240&fit=crop&q=80	Cover of recent issue 1.
`recent_1_title`	Inside the quiet race to build a cheaper chip	Headline of recent issue 1.
`recent_2_image`	https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1449824913935-59a10b8d2000?w=360&h=240&fit=crop&q=80	Cover of recent issue 2.
`recent_2_title`	What a four-day week did to one city’s downtown	Headline of recent issue 2.
`recent_3_image`	https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1532187863486-abf9dbad1b69?w=360&h=240&fit=crop&q=80	Cover of recent issue 3.
`recent_3_title`	The lab that publishes its failures	Headline of recent issue 3.
`browser_url`	https://example.com/issues/214	Link to the web version of this email.
`preferences_url`	https://example.com/account/email	Link to the email preferences page.
`company_address`	48 Wharf Street, Suite 3, Portland, ME 04101	Postal address required in commercial email.
`logo_light_url`	https://assets.ui.sh/marks/1.svg?color=%23F3EDE2	Brand mark for dark backgrounds.
`reader_quote`	The only newsletter I read all the way to the end. It feels like a magazine that respects my Thursday morning.	Short testimonial from a reader.
`reader_avatar`	https://assets.ui.sh/avatars/12.jpg	Portrait of the reader.
`reader_name`	Charlie Nakamura	Name of the reader quoted.
`reader_role`	Subscriber since 2022	Short description of the reader.